Little Eggs!

Do you remember the chicks we very briefly had at the end of last school year?  We gave them to a neighbor and she she reports that they are doing great!  One day we came home to these cute little eggs on our doorstep.  These eggs are from our chicks or chickens I should say!!  The girls were so excited!They couldn't believe these came from their chickens.  My neighbor was so cute to bring these to us!!!  It made my girls day!!  They couldn't wait to try them!

Me and my germy ways...picked up one and said, "ewww this came out of that chickens butt!"  Shelby said, "where do you think the ones you buy at the store come from?"  Of course I know that but for some reason it just feels better to buy them from the store.   I know I am a little strange!

10/1/11

Conference Socks!

My girls love conference weekend and this is why!!!  I started doing this about 4-5 conferences ago and the girls love it.  They can't wait for what they are going to get to do!  This is the first time I have done a Halloween theme...which seems crazy because conference is in October.  But it was way fun!!!

On conference weekend...which is for the most part on Sunday.  I make each of the girls a bucket or basket full of goodies and fun things and then I include a conference activity packet they can do while they are watching conference.  The only time they can eat their goodies in their bucket is while they are watching conference.  We set up a card table in front of the TV, with lots of crayons and markers.  We are all set!

Here are a couple of samples of what the girls got to do..  Kena and Karli got to trace the names of the Apostles.  All the girls got a sheet with a bunch of ties and every time their was a speaker they had to color the tie of that person.  Karli was hilarious!  She kept saying...do I need to color his bow?  Even in church the following Sunday, she asked if she needed to color the bow of the speaker.  I think she had a lot of fun.  They were all very entertained and full of goodies through the first session of conference.

This year I added one more thing to our buckets!!  Our conference socks!  The girls loved them and kept them on all day.   In Kena's prayers that night she prayed that when the prophet speaks that we would feel warm fuzzy feeling.  I love when the show you that they actually listen! 

So the girls got these glow in the dark suckers and so we had to try them out!!  I love the girls faces in the second picture.  The light was actually off so it was pitch dark before the flash.  The little ones had their eyes covered so they wouldn't be scared.  What a great conference!!  I love when my girls listen cuz that means mama gets to listen.  I love being spiritually fed!  Can't wait for April!

This time we got a special treat...Lexi made us conference cookies.  They put them together at Activity Days so all she had to do was add a few other ingredients and bake.  She made them all by herself.  She mixed it together, added the other ingredients, put them on the cookie sheet and baked them.  I love the picture of her waiting for the cookies in her conference socks.  The cookies were delish!!!  By the time this day was over there was no need for lunch or dinner.  The were pretty filled and hyped up with SUGAR!



Rock it Baby!

Could this girl get any more attitude?  Before I took this picture she was in the house saying...."Rock it baby" and "I am so cute and sexy!"  I am so glad she has such high thoughts about herself!! Her Dad tells her all the time that she is perfect...her response follows..."I know!"  When daddy is not around she politely reminds me that she is perfect...especially when she gets in trouble.

Here are some of the funny things she has said lately...
She calls pepperoni pizza ---Macaroni pizza

She followed be into my closet, turned off the light, closed the door, and asked "Are you freaked out yet?"

On a daily basis when she is looking all over the house for me she says--"Mom...where ya are?"

She loves preschool and asks everyday if she gets to go to school.  On Tues. she gets to bring show-and-tell so on those days she says it is bring your animal (stuffed) to school day!  She has memorized a bunch of poems and songs and it is so fun to listen to her.

She just recently started dance and she is so dang cute.  She makes me laugh.  Whenever the teacher tries to get her to do a front roll she does a dive on the ground.  She twirls, leaps, plies, walks the balance beam, and has a blast. She loves to watch herself in the mirror too. It is pretty entertaining to watch.  But I know that she feels like a big girl now...just like her big sisters.

Smurftastic Day!

What a Smurftastic Day!!!!  Last week Lexi was suppose to participate in a 3rd grade singing program. It just so happened to fall on the same day as all our other things.  Thursdays are busy..dance for all 4 girls and soccer.  So I made her a proposal.  I asked her if she would be willing to miss her program, just her and I would go and have lunch and watch a movie!! It took her about 1 second to say "Okay!"  I thought she would be a little more upset than that...but the problem was solved.

So Saturday we missed Shelby's soccer game and headed to the Smurfs.  It was a really cute movie and Lexi loved it.  We ate lunch at the mall and did some shopping!  Every girls perfect day!  We went to one of my favorite stores..Bath and Body Works and this is where Lexi became the smellinator!!!  We put so many different perfumes on her..on her neck, 3 on each arm, and we even had to use her knees.  We had so much fun and Lexi didn't want it to end. 

We had so much fun, that I am going to start doing that more with all of my girls.  Just one on one...mom & daughter time.
The rest of the day became the use the "smurf" word as much as possible day!  Some of my favorites...smurfilious, I smurf you, I want to smurf you, and you are such a smurfdo! Lexi also decided to pick which smurf best fit all of us and this is what she came up with.....

Lexi is Clumsy!!  Which is the truth.  She is my "if anything is going to happen it will happen to Lexi" kid. She is always spilling things, breaking things, etc..  But best of all she is just what it says in this description of Clumsy..  She is very kind and lovable and it doesn't take much to make her feel happy.  She always puts others first and is very sweet and caring.

Shelby is Jokey smurf!!!  She is our little instigator of most everything.  She loves to start fights and cause problems.  She also loves to tease people and try to get at you.  She is a very exciting and entertaining person.  She can keep you laughing that is for sure and she is so fun to be around.  I always tease her that she has the most Lynam blood in her.  You should see her and her dad go at it.  And then times that by 10 when we around my hubby's family!

Makena is Smurfette!  What can I say....she is just the sweetest thing!  It says that Smurfette is sweet and emotional.  She cries a lot especially when someone gets hurt. She is very smart.  She likes to be surrounded by her family and animals.  She hates messes and despises getting dirty!  That is pretty much Makena to a T!!  She is definitely a girly girl! 

The day we came home...."Dad is definitely Grouchy Smurf"  Lexi said.  For that day he was...but most days he is the furthest from Grouchy smurf.  He could be Brainy smurf, Handy smurf, and even Hefty smurf.  Dad wears lots of smurf hats and we love everyone.  If anyone is Grouchy smurf...it would be me.  I do not like change, I do tell people how I feel, and I do have an outer shell.  But I am a loving and caring person...I promise! 

We all decided that Karli is Gusty smurf!  She is adventurous and she definitely has a tough-girl attitude.  She is not afraid to try to new things and loves being wild and crazy!  She can also make all 3 of her bigger sisters cry!!  Some could call her a bully and I hope I don't spend many a day in the Principal's office when she gets older.  She can stand on her own two feet!!  We went to the park one day and there were two little boys trying to scare her and chase her around.  We started whimpering and ran, but then Karli kicked in and within a couple of minutes they were running away from her.  I am not worried about her getting stepped on...becuz she is going to be doing the stepping.  But even though she is tough...she can melt me with her hugs!!!

While we were at the mall Lexi wanted to do the photo booth!!  So here is our pictures!!!  Thanks for the fun day Lexi!!

10/8/11